It’s Friday morning, my only free day of the week.After having persuaded my mates we finally decided to go to the Nouakchott beach.I have heard that it is probabilly the most interesting place to visit in the capital of Mauritania.
This place is totally different from a concept of beach I am used to . Almost all the coast of Mauritania is beach, so it’s no easy
to have a walk to the end of the beach as I use to do at the beaches of my
place. In addition this beach is a center of one of the most importat sector of the country, the fishing Industry.
It’s the place where the fisherman boats arrives after many hours fishing. The colorful traditional boats have "banana shape" to
adapt to the waves and to make the sailing easier.
The
Beach is
a place for people of every age, and into the confusion there is a
structured and
basic organization. The boat arrives at the shore and suddenly fish is picked from the boat and located in boxes, them it's carryed beach
up toward
the cars, this work must be fast to keep the fish fresh because cars are not refrigerated.
Of course
,there is chance for everyone, the young ones are waiting with attention for some
fallen fish and when it happens they recollect them as quick as possible not to be seen by adults.
When all
the fish is out of the boats, it’s time to put the boat up on the beach, in a safety
place, where the high tide does not arrive. Boats are pretty heavy so the
only way to put them up is using metal cyliders to roll them up. The technique well know as it has been used for yeras. Two metal cylinder
under the boat help to make easier the movement of the boat by rolling. They all
pull according with the rhythm of a song, the high tones means that everyone
has to pull hardly at precise time.
